Chad, welcome to the Stovebolt. Its refreshing to see a young man get hooked on these old iron horses. Work on it as you go along. It'll talk to you and let you know what it needs and you'll figure out what you want to do with it.
Do it once, do it right and just think, you could NEVER have any truck payments for the rest of your life and ALWAYS be in style. Around here, with an antque tag, we don't pay county taxes and the $25 "road use fee" so there is some savings as well.
We're all here to help so don't be shy. Keep us posted and be sure to take some pics along the way. We're proud of you.